Arkia has a total of three A321neo(LR) due to deliver from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) with the second due in December while the third will arrive in April 2019. They will all be are powered by CFM International LEAP-1A motors and will feature 220 seats in a single-class configuration.

According to schedule data, the aircraft is tentatively due to make its commercial debut on December 9 with flights from Tel Aviv to each of Eilat Ovda Int'l and Barcelona El Prat. Thereafter, effective December 17, it will start London Stansted flight followed by Paris CDG three days later. In the longterm, it intends to use the type's longhaul capabilities to...